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popov

/pˈoʊpəv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
popov
IPA
/pˈoʊpəv/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).

name

A transliteration of the Macedonian surname Попов (Popov).

name

A transliteration of the Russian surname Попов (Popov).

Etymology

From Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Попов (Popov), a patronymic which in all three languages comes ultimately from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ, “priest”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Popovs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce popov?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈoʊpəv/.
What does popov mean?
A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).
Where does popov come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce popov

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